Emily was born and raised in Ohio by parents who worked as surgical assistants in orthopaedics. Her curiosity for understanding how bone health can be improved for our aging population led to a BS/MS in Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH, where she learned about bone structure, biomaterials, and device design. Emily pursued a PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University in New York, NY to study bone cell mechanobiology and how bone formation can be enhanced through sensitizing a cell signaling organelle, the primary cilium. Emily finished her training through postdoctoral positions at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine studying bone/tooth development and repair and cell signaling pathways involved in these processes. At Northeastern, the Moore Bone Lab will utilize novel investigative tools developed during Emily’s early career to identify new strategies for forming mineralized tissue when and where it is needed in patients of all ages. Outside of research and teaching, Emily also enjoys cooking, traveling, and watching/playing sports.